LookAtCameraYonly

Author: Neil Carter (NCarter)

Description

This script will rotate a GameObject on its Y axis so that it is always facing the selected camera. It is useful for making camera facing billboards.

Usage

Place this script on a GameObject that you want to face the camera. Then, with the object selected, use the inspector to select the Camera you want the object to face.

C# - LookAtCameraYonly.cs

 
using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 public class LookAtCameraYonly : MonoBehaviour
 {
    public Camera cameraToLookAt;
 
    void Update() 
    {
        Vector3 v = cameraToLookAt.transform.position - transform.position;
        v.x = v.z = 0.0f;
        transform.LookAt(cameraToLookAt.transform.position - v); 
    }
 }